1828 Costumes of Austria 50 PLATES Moravia CZECH Dress Illustrated Alexander

1828 Costumes of Austria 50 PLATES Moravia CZECH Dress Illustrated Alexander

Early in the 19^th-century, author William Alexander published what proved to be some of the most coveted and highly sought after historical surveys of Eastern costumes. Published under the title “Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners”, this anthropologic study of human custom has remained popular for more than two centuries and delivers descriptions and exquisite illustrations of people from around the world.

This particular volume, ‘Costume of Austria’, includes 50 exquisite color engravings depicting 19^th-century men and women, hunters in traditional garb, peasants and nobles, priests, mountaineers, and more from Austria, Moravia and Czech Republic, and other lowland regions.

Item number: #25168

Price: $599

ALEXANDER, William

Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Austrians

London: Printed for James Goodwin, [1828]. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [2], xv, [4]
  • 50 color plates, with unpaginated descriptions
• References: Abbey Travel 244;
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~10in X 7.25in (25.5cm x 18.5cm)

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